Patient Care Four things to know about prostate cancer By Lydia Fernandez Sep. 30, 2017 Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the U.S. Each year, approximately 161,000 men in the U.S. are diagnosed with this type of cancer, including approximately 630 in Monroe County ...
Patient Care Lymphoma: Targeting treatment for special populations By Lydia Fernandez Sep. 15, 2017 Patrick Reagan, M.D., is working with Wilmot's Geriatric Oncology team, to develop a targeted approach for treating older adults with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Patient Care Lymphoma: Looking for Clues in the Immune System By Lydia Fernandez Sep. 5, 2017 Wilmot researchers are studying the non-cancer cells in a tumor — known as the tumor microenvironment — to learn more about the important role they play in the course of lymphoma.
Patient Care Sun protection is crucial during, after treatment By Lydia Fernandez Aug. 10, 2017 Chemotherapy and radiation can increase your sensitivity to the sun, putting you at risk for burns. Even if you’re not sunbathing, it’s important to take precautions any time you’ll be outside.
Patient Care Following Family History By Lydia Fernandez Jul. 12, 2017 Wilmot's new Hereditary Cancer Screening and Risk Reduction Clinic supports patients with inherited cancer syndromes and strong family histories of cancer.
Patient Care Strategies for eating safely at summer picnics By Lydia Fernandez Jul. 1, 2017 Summer picnics and barbecues are a great time for family and friends but if your immune system is weakened by cancer treatment, these events can also be fraught with food-safety challenges. That ...
Patient Care Finding Hope and Time By Lydia Fernandez Jun. 21, 2017 A complex, innovative surgical procedure offers a new option for those facing metastatic colorectal cancer.
Patient Care Gene Study Points Researchers toward New Pathway for Leukemia By Lydia Fernandez May. 18, 2017 Leukemia is one of the hardest cancers to treat, but scientists have discovered a new, targetable pathway in one of the worst subtypes of the disease.
Patient Care With Fresh Perspectives, Research Team Studies Needs of Older Patients By Lydia Fernandez Jan. 9, 2017 Wilmot researchers are taking on a wide variety of investigations all under the umbrella of “cancer and aging,” including studies of biomarkers for aging, the way aging cells respond to the stressful ...
Patient Care Building Bridges: Researchers Link to Community By Lydia Fernandez Jan. 9, 2017 As researchers in Wilmot’s Cancer Control and Survivorship Program, Charles Kamen, Ph.D., and Matt Asare, Ph.D., have been focusing on the best ways to deliver clinical trials to underserved patients ...
